• That extra security might have been worth it: Police arrested a man attempting to carry a fully loaded handgun into the Taste of Chicago last night. [Chi Breaking News]
• Another upside: The smaller number of vendors at this year’s Taste means that there’s more room for pedestrians, and the booths themselves have some more space. [The Stew]
• The Nestle plant at the center of the cookie dough E. coli outbreak repeatedly denied inspectors’ requests for information and records of the plant. [WSJ]
• Summer restaurant jobs are still plentiful, despite the economic situation. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• Heather Mills is opening V-Bites, a vegan restaurant, in the United Kingdom. [NYDN]
• Colorado’s JBS Swift Beef is recalling 380,000 pounds of products because of possible E. coli contamination. [NYP]
